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#2F353F

Gunmetal · dark neutral

About #2F353F

#2F353F is a dark, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 21% green and 25% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Gunmetal (ΔE 4.0), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #3F392F (graphite), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 12.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.34:1).

Colour codes

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Red47
Green53
Blue63

Closest named colours

Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 4.0
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 7.3
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 7.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #2F353F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gunmetal #2F353F.
12.34:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on gunmetal #2F353F.
1.70:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2F353F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2F353F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#32353F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#30343F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#2B3738

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2F353F?

#2F353F is a dark, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 21% green and 25% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #2F353F?

Use white text. White on #2F353F has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2F353F?

Its complementary colour is #3F392F, and analogous partners are #2F3D3F and #312F3F.